Jaguar XJR - 2003
249.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2003 is 380.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Jaguar XJR, model year 2003.
Sample size: 277 cars, 581 tests and 1,449 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 277 cars
The 2003 Jaguar XJR has a lower overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 249 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 378. The model shows a notable improvement in categories such as visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure, all of which have significantly fewer defects than the average. Additionally, it performs well in equipment and other categories, showing a considerable reduction in defect rates. However, as mileage increases, the defect rate rises sharply, particularly in the higher mileage brackets, indicating potential issues that could arise as the vehicle ages.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 277 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 16.7% better
141.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 169.3 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 1.6% better
24.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.2 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 29.5% better
21.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.8 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 75.2% better
25.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.8 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 18.9% better
245.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 302.1 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 77.8% better
14.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 65.2 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 84.6% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.6 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
Other
▲ 53.7% better
24.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 52.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 188
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 137
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 131
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 108
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 82
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 69
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 59
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 56
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 54
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 44
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 54
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 6